Description: This article discusses the conflicting opinions surrounding proposed 1998 legislation that would have authorized mutual life insurance companies in New York to reorganize as stock companies through the formation of upstream Mutual Holding Companies.

Description: The purpose of the article is to discuss the benefits of small policy purchases by seniors, describe the market and distribution for these small face amounts of life insurance, and demonstrate the dimensions of the market.

Description: This is an article on avian flu and reinsurance as it relates to smaller insurance companies.

Description: Read the September 2020 issue of Small Talk published by the Small Insurance Company Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: In this article, the author talks about the Brazilian life insurance and annuity markets.

Description: Designing and Pricing LTCI Combination Products by Carl L. Friedrich from Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: This article discusses how outsourcing, if properly structured and managed, can have a positive impact on shareholder value.

Description: A historical perspective on the Japanese life insurance industry and the significant changes it was expected to undergo.

Description: Describes a new tax approach in Ireland and the interest it is attracting.

Description: Sponsored by the Society of Actuaries Reinsurance Section and the Product Development Section, this study is a sequel to the SOA report, Life Reinsurance Treaty Construction, published in 2013. The report examines industry perspectives on recapture provisions.